Subway Graffiti inside a West End line train in 1978. So prolific was graffiti in the 70s, it was actually considered an act of insanity to even speak of attempting to remove any of it. The best Graffiti I ever saw was written across 4 train cars reading: "CHICO'S BAD CHICO'S TOPS - CHICO AIN'T AFRAID OF THE TA COPS." I have a pic of one of the cars somewhere but I would have needed a motordrive to get all of the cars in. You used to be able to walk from train to train. The doors were…

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The BMT Jamaica line, late 1970s (Courtesy NYT) PODCAST #111 Art. Vandalism. Freedom. Blight. Creativity. Crime. Graffiti has divided New

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REVOLT- "Funky Two"". Marker and Spray on NYC Metro Map, 2011. Measures 23"x 32". Signed and dated. Born and raised in New York City, with graffiti roots in the early 70's, REVOLT is an original member of the historic NYC subway graffiti crew, The Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW). Known for his ultra-colorful tags and elaborate pieces on the Broadway #1 line, with heavily influenced psychedelic and comic art stylings, and later, taking it "all-city". With contributions to the seminal classic…

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For anyone who doesn't live here, you should know that the subway is synonymous with New York. Millions of us ride it every single day, and we complain about it to each other just as often. Besides walking, it's the main method of transportation in this city. Well, the 70's weren't kind to the subway, or to most of us. I remember when I was a kid, I had a t-shirt that said "I rode the New York City subway... AND SURVIVED!" Being about eight, I thought that was really funny at the time. But…

REVOLT- "Train Girl "". Marker and Spray on used NYC Metro Map, 2011. Measures 23"x 32". Signed and dated. Born and raised in New York City, with graffiti roots in the early 70's, REVOLT is an original member of the historic NYC subway graffiti crew, The Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW). Known for his ultra-colorful tags and elaborate pieces on the Broadway #1 line, with heavily influenced psychedelic and comic art stylings, and later, taking it "all-city". With contributions to the seminal…

An artifact plucked from the subways of 1980s NYC. See much more at the excellent graffiti exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. #graffiti #nyc #museums

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For the past couple weeks I have been welcomed in with open arms by an array of street art pioneers and the good people at Cirkers fine art storage. Their mission is to create a wall covering almost an entire city block in Brooklyn annually with graffiti murals for a good cause.106 Bayard is a newl

With crews like Strange Music, A$AP Mob, and Odd Future building their movements outside of standard business models, we take a look at how an organic Hip Hop platform wins in 2012.